GTA V AI Powered Mod Gets Taken Down by Take-Two; Modder ‘Disheartened’
Earlier this month, we covered a new GTA V mod crafted with Inworld AI's Character Engine by modder Bloc. That mod added a whole new storyline to Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V, though its defining feature was the support for completely unscripted conversation with non-player characters (NPCs). It wasn't Bloc's first attempt at injecting generative AI technology in a game, as he previously did it with Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Unfortunately, Take-Two has taken down the GTA V mod. Not only that, but they've also hit Bloc's YouTube channel with a copyright strike on the demonstration video. The modder shared the news with his community while expressing his disheartened feelings after this unfortunate event.
No one from Take-Two Interactive contacted and ask me anything prior to this; they just took down the video out of nowhere. Two days ago, my account on Netlify was also suspended. I used Netlify to host the installation guide for the mod. [...] I must say, as a person who grew up with the Grand Theft Auto series and enjoyed all the games throughout the years, this hostile attitude towards me and the mod is very disheartening. This copyright strike on my channel hinders my ability to monetize my videos for the upcoming 3 months and remains as a mark on the channel, but more importantly, this can lead to account termination if it continues. If there was something violating the policy in the video (such as something I said, the thumbnail, or something in the description, etc.), I would be happy to discuss that with Take2's contact person if they would just send me an email. Instead, they chose a non-communicative approach.
Because I was never actually a YouTuber and my subscriber count
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